Job 28:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 26:6 : 6 The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil.
  • Job 28:14 : 14 The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
  • Ps 83:10-12 : 10 Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste. 11 Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna: 12 Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.

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